Новости за 02.07.2017

MANILA — U.S. and Philippine navy ships have patrolled waters in the southern Philippines where kidnappings by ransom-seeking Abu Sayyaf militants have sparked a regional security alarm. President Rodrigo Duterte, who has moved to bolster economic and security relations with China, has threatened to bar U.S. counterterrorism forces in the south, saying they could be targets of attacks and were fueling Muslim restiveness in the volatile region. The U.S. military deployed a P3 Orion aircraft recently... Читать дальше...

STRASBOURG, France — Current and past world leaders gathered Saturday to bid farewell to the late Helmut Kohl, recalling the former German chancellor as a man who was instrumental in uniting Europe and bringing about reconciliation between former adversaries on the continent. Kohl, who died June 16 at the age of 87, was the first person to be honored with an official memorial event by the European Union in the French city of Strasbourg. Kohl was widely regarded as having skillfully overcome the... Читать дальше...

BEIRUT — As the U.S.-led coalition tightens the noose around the Islamic State group in Syria, President Bashar Assad’s Iranian-backed troops are also seizing back territory from the militants with little protest from Washington, a sign of how American options are limited without a powerful ally on the ground. [...] it will be difficult to uproot militants and keep them out with only the Kurdish and Arab militias backed by the U.S. — and a coalition spokesman pointed out that Assad’s gains ease the burden on those forces. Читать дальше...

JAKARTA, Indonesia — After another week of dust-ups between the media and President Trump, his predecessor shared some wisdom Saturday from the other side of the world about tolerance and taking the daily news cycle in stride. “I wasn’t worried about what was in the newspapers today,” former President Barack Obama said during a nostalgic visit to Indonesia’s capital, his childhood home. “My time here made me cherish respect for people’s differences,” he said, noting how he and his family had just... Читать дальше...

Behind him, musicians and stage crews set up speakers, amps and drum sets in preparation for the two-day Fillmore Jazz Festival in San Francisco on Saturday and Sunday, held annually in a changing neighborhood once known as the Harlem of the West. Despite the changes to the neighborhood, the 63-year-old Walters, who’s lived in the Fillmore for 31 years, said that on this day the street’s musical history is reinvigorated and jazz reverberates throughout the city. The two are regulars at the Fillmore... Читать дальше...

Joe Scarborough says Donald Trump once threatened to cancel a planned lunch and invite Sean Hannity instead, after the MSNBC host criticized one of Trump’s aides on live TV. Scarborough told the New York Times how a phone call with the president in January turned into a screaming match after Scarborough and his “Morning Joe” co-host Mika Brzezinski mocked Trump’s aide Stephen Miller for his head-scratching on-air proclamation that the president should “not be questioned.” [...] as Mediaite noted... Читать дальше...

49ers GM on QBs of the future, Kaepernick’s desire to play An edited transcript of an interview with 49ers general manager John Lynch: (Brian) Hoyer really seizing the opportunity or (C.J.) Beathard, who we drafted, taking his opportunity and running with it. (I told him) I think you are having a little bit of an image crisis in terms of not what you did last year, but people are wondering if this is what is most important to you at a position where the guys that succeed at it live it, breathe it. Читать дальше...

A’s starter Andrew Triggs might require hip surgery Starter Andrew Triggs, who received a cortisone shot for his left hip strain nearly two weeks ago, may be looking at surgery if the hip doesn’t respond to treatment and rehab by the end of this month. Triggs said that so far, the cortisone hasn’t had the immediate impact that it did when he received the anti-inflammatory medication for a back injury, but he can ride an exercise bike and walk OK, so he remains optimistic. If surgery is necessary, specialist Dr. Читать дальше...

Oakland’s gamble of drafting a high-school player considered to be unsignable by many clubs paid off Saturday when the team officially agreed to terms with Nick Allen, a defensively gifted shortstop from San Diego. “We evaluated Nick as a first-round talent and considered it a great opportunity to get him where we did,” scouting director Eric Kubota said. The A’s also signed second-round pick Greg Deichmann, an All-American outfielder from LSU. Deichmann started all 72 games for LSU this year... Читать дальше...

The Warriors are set to meet Saturday with free-agent forward Andre Iguodala in Los Angles, according to a Bay Area News Group report. A budding entrepreneur, Iguodala has spent the first day of free agency putting pressure on Golden State to up its original offer. According to The Undefeated, the Rockets extended Iguodala an offer. Reports have surfaced that, if they can’t bring back Iguodala, the Warriors would target Rudy Gay. Iguodala’s plus-minus average of 6.9 topped all NBA reserves who played at least 50 games last season. Читать дальше...

Ex-A’s All-Stars Ramon Hernandez, Barry Zito return to Coliseum “It’s great, it brings back old, great memories in this ballpark,” said Hernandez, who caught the game’s ceremonial first pitch from Zito as fans gave the former A’s players a nice round of applause. ZIto hadn’t seen Hernandez since Zito was with the Giants and Hernandez with the Rockies and the San Francisco players were accusing Hernandez of stealing signs. Randy Hernandez is a corner infielder, not a catcher. Hernandez had lots of fond memories of the Oakland fans... Читать дальше...